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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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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...
9 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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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
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...
6 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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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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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...
6 months ago
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...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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a year ago
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 months ago
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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a month ago
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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3 months ago
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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a month ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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9 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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a month ago
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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12 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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4 days ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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a month ago
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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