TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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Stoicism and Stress
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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African History...
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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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.
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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the sucessor of Songhai
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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What Was Négritude?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Service to what nation?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 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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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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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...
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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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...
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
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On cartography as historical argument
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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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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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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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...
Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
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.
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
7 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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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.
TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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