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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The Mystery of the Mind
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
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7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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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...
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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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...
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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government in central Africa.
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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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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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12 months ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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