Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/14/2025 - 09:23
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‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/14/2025 - 09:23
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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TheCollector
Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
10 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
2 months ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
a month ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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6 months ago
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
3 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
TheCollector
How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
3 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
7 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
3 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
3 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
8 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
9 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
3 weeks ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
8 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
6 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
What Are the Ethical Values of Gen Z?
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Museums in Massachusetts
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
6 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
11 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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TheCollector
New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
4 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
11 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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6 months ago
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)...
9 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...
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Flashbak
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
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
3 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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9 months ago
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
3 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
2 months ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
TheCollector
Why Are Most Female Pharaohs Unrecorded in History?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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What Is Nestorianism?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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What Was the League of Cambrai?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Marcus Garvey: A Leader in the Pan-Africanist Movement
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The Harpies: Beasts of Vengeance in Greek Mythology
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Open Culture
The Night When Miles Davis Opened for the Grateful Dead (1970)
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Dreams of Space -...
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a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
a year ago
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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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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