TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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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...
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“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‘...
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Who Was Eusebius?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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History Today Feed
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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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Classical Wisdom
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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What Are Conlangs?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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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
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video...
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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...
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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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...
2 months 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
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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Global Inequality...
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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...
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
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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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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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...
a week 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...
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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American polarisation
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Open Culture
How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work....
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When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Should you meet your heroes?
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
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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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
7 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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