Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Flashbak
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...
9 months ago
‘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;...
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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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
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Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
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3 weeks ago
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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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...
4 months ago
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...
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
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
History Today Feed
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
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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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
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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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
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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.
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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History Today Feed
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
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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a year ago
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.
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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