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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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Young Technician December, 1957
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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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...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
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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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month 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
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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a month ago
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
Global Inequality...
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An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
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
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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a year ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
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