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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Empedocles
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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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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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
Res Obscura
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Three years late, but historians are always late
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Summary of changes for July
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Brushing for Britain
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Brushing for Britain
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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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
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Art of the Etruscans
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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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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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Demographics and American Homicides
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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The end and the beginning of history
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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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...
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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...
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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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...
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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...
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
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Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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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...
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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What Are Conlangs?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
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How can we train Resilience?
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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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
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
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