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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Should Death Concern Us?
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
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African History...
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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7 months ago
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Overcoming Bias
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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How to Steal From Homer
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
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9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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Uxn, added 2 new commands...
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Wrong Side of...
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Classical Wisdom
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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
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100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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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...
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Classical Wisdom
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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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...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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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...
over a year ago
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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...
African History...
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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over a year ago
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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African History...
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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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...
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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...
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
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3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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2 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
Flashbak
Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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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
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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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
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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...
3 weeks 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
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year 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...
4 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...
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.
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
2 weeks ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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