TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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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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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
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Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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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....
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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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...
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Who Was Averroes?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Through the Ages
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Does Karma Exist?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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