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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Flashbak
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...
8 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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5 months ago
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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2 months ago
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
History Today Feed
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
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
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
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.
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
A Collection of...
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...
a week 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...
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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a year ago
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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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
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
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’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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TheCollector
The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
12 months ago
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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TheCollector
Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
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...
2 weeks 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
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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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...
TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
4 days ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
a month ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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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...
TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Who Was Vortigern?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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The Diversity Paradox.
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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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...
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Patterns in Humanity
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
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an African portrait of an African society
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
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Here are a few modest ideas.
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
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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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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
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Freedom by North-West
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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