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Seneca's Tragic Plays
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Universities as factories
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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No More Heroes.
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Summary of changes for August
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over a year ago
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
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What Was Organization Todt?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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A Collection of...
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
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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...
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
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a month ago
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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African History...
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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TheCollector
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Tjaart’s Substack
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
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Classical Wisdom
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The Life of Plato
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Patterns in Humanity
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
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Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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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
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...
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Ancient Anxiety
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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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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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
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Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
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Classical Wisdom
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The Story of Thebes
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7 African Myths About Animals
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A Collection of...
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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It's about having small expectations.
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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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...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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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...
8 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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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...
11 months ago
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....
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
4 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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6 months ago
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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...
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
yesterday
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
2 weeks ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
10 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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...
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
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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a year ago
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year 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
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
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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a month ago
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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