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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
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I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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Because that's all they can do.
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of 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...
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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The demonstrators are responding to the...
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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j.hoare
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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Classical Wisdom
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Dreams of Space -...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Yuri's Night is April 12th!
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Classical Wisdom
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Classical Wisdom
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mother of Rome
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 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...
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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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...
TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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A Collection of...
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...
a year ago
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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Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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7 months ago
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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