TheCollector
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
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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...
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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There is no exit for dictators
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a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Overcoming Bias
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
3 weeks ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Classical Wisdom
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The Life of Plato
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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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
TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Last Chance!
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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The Art of the Interesting
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Overcoming Bias
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Classics Gifts!
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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...
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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...
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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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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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Beyond Stoicism
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Art of the Etruscans
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Your favourite half-British president
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 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 March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
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Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
3 months ago
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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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?
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...
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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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...
2 weeks 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...
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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