Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
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...
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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a month 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
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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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
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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3 months ago
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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3 months ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
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
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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A Collection of...
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...
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
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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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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