TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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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
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...
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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2 months ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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a month ago
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...
8 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...
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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a month ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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9 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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a year ago
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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4 months ago
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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9 months ago
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
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3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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A History of the United States Senate
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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7 months ago
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
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over a year ago
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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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Summary of changes for November
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over a year ago
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Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Classical Wisdom
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
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TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
Global Inequality...
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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