Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
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JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
8 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
12 months ago
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
yesterday
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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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
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
3 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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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...
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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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...
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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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...
2 months ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
5 days ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
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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...
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
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an African portrait of an African society
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
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France Saves Europe.
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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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...
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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JamesHoare
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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