Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
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Is it good to question everything?
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
7 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
11 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
3 weeks ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
5 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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CrimethInc.
Reports from the Festivals of Resistance / Day of the Forest Defender
January 18 is the Day of the Forest Defender, honoring the life of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, who...
2 days ago
January 18 is the Day of the Forest Defender, honoring the life of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, who was murdered by Georgia State Troopers two years ago while protesting the construction of Cop City in Atlanta, and everyone else who has given their lives in the fight against those...
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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...
9 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...
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
11 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
5 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
7 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
9 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
2 months ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
2 months ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
4 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
10 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
8 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
4 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
2 months ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Flashbak
Momoyogusa (A World of Things) by Kamisaka Sekka (1909-1910)
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese 1866 – 1942) produced his woodblock print masterpiece Momoyogusa (A World...
yesterday
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese 1866 – 1942) produced his woodblock print masterpiece Momoyogusa (A World of Things) between 1909 and 1910. The three-volume set of 60 images, commissioned by the publishing firm Unsōdō of Kyoto, borrows its name from the eighth-century poetic text...
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
8 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
6 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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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.
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
3 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
7 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
7 months ago
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
a month ago
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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3 months ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
11 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
4 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
11 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
a month ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a month ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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TheCollector
Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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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...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Columbine 25 Years On
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Dreams of Space -...
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From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Watch Design for Disaster, a 1962 Film That Shows Why Los Angeles Is Always at Risk of Devastating...
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic...
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Who’s in the Tomb?
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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What Is Theodicy?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Summary of changes for November
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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a year ago
The international system, that is.
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Overcoming Bias
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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Why Did Rome Fall?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Do You Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day?
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We are regularly urged to take 10,000 steps a day. However, it turns out 10,000 isn’t exactly a number anchored in science. Rather, it’s a product of marketing. According to a Harvard medical website, that figure goes back to “1965, when a Japanese company made a device named...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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