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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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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...
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Moon Trip (1958)
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
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So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Hundred Rabbits
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
A Collection of...
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
3 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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a year ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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a year 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. ...
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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9 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
12 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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a year ago
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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3 months ago
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