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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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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
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Ancient Anxiety
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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A very deep history of Halloween
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Hades
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The Epics Collection
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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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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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
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For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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What Is Populism?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Should We Navel Gaze?
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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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...
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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...
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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What Was the Chaco War?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Celebrate Cicero!
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
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But right back where we started from.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
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 December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Trying to Understand...
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.
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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