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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Dreams of Space -...
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Looking Into Science (1965)
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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JamesHoare
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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A re-run--
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a year ago
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
TheCollector
Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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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
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
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...
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
a month ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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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...
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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