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TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign? undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England JamesHoare Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
11 months ago
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
3 months ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes On the Spot: Lucy Noakes JamesHoare Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809) These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor undefined
a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition) This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)? undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall undefined
7 months ago
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side? undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection? A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat.  “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism undefined
3 months ago
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca undefined
4 months ago
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand undefined
4 months ago
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic undefined
a year ago
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange? undefined
3 months ago
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy undefined
2 months ago
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction undefined
6 months ago
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round undefined
9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.' a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca? undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years undefined
6 months ago
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein? undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights JamesHoare Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall undefined
7 months ago
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes? undefined
5 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE. The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It? undefined
6 months ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy? The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900. State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest The Conservative Party Popularity Contest JamesHoare Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them undefined
a month ago
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
12 months ago
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections? undefined
2 months ago
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
2 months ago
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review ‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review JamesHoare Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000 undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism? undefined
12 months ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia. Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris undefined
4 months ago
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time undefined
a week ago
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time undefined
2 months ago
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages? undefined
a year ago
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts? undefined
4 weeks ago
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War? undefined
a month ago
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals undefined
4 months ago
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them? undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins j.hoare Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962) A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint.  I blogged about this book in 2012...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint.  I blogged about this book in 2012 here: https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics? undefined
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave! Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln “I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln     The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public undefined
2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927. Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Battle of the Historians
a year ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World undefined
a year 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
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year History Today Review of the Year j.hoare Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960) Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies? And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective? undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities The Original Bonfire of the Vanities JamesHoare Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending. But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963) More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children. New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?) I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall? Who was Thorkell the Tall? JamesHoare Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal? undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books! Plus... Merch!
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review ‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review JamesHoare Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works undefined
3 months ago
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna? undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit undefined
a week ago
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse undefined
7 months ago
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers undefined
9 months ago
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman undefined
4 weeks ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire? What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire? JamesHoare Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom. government in central Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958) A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images. Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.) Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism) Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
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Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book “I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights The UN Declaration of Human Rights JamesHoare Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through. But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei? undefined
6 months ago
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn? undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses undefined
4 months ago
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review ‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review JamesHoare Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates) undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form undefined
5 months ago
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization. Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans? undefined
a month ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth undefined
10 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment But the future worries me.
a year ago
Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor? undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954) So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt) undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture? Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism? undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations undefined
11 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps! Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism? undefined
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army... This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics The Science of Art
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides? Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide undefined
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