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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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And the Boundless Universe
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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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Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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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...
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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...
11 months ago
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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African History...
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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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
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...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Classical Wisdom
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Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Classical Wisdom
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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8 months ago
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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a week ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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5 months ago
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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a year ago
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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2 months ago
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
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’...
7 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”...
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 months ago
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
a week ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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a month ago
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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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
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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2 days ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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‘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
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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3 days ago
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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a year ago
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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a month ago
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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a year ago
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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...
3 months ago
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
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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5 months ago
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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a month ago
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 months ago
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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5 months ago
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 months ago
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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11 months ago
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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3 weeks ago
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