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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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...
9 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
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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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
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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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.
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
7 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
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 Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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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...
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
a month ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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