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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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The "New" Ancient City
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
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History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
Wrong Side of...
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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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
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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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...
Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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Secrets of the Scythians
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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.
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TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
Flashbak
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”...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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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...
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
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10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
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TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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