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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
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Do people actually disagree that much?
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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What Is Voguing?
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
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Is it good to question everything?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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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...
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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