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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Overcoming Bias
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
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Hundred Rabbits
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In...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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TheCollector
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
A Collection of...
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a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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TheCollector
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Patterns in Humanity
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TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Overcoming Bias
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Hundred Rabbits
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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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
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Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
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TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Hundred Rabbits
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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TheCollector
Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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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...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
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TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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12 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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10 months ago
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 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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a year ago
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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a month ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
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...
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
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.
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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a month ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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