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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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No Left Turn
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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One Way Or Another ....
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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a year ago
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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...
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
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3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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How to Revive Wassailing
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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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...
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
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Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Ancient Greek Art
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On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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4 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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a year ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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5 months ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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11 months ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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...
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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What is the “Mind”?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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How Can We Love Ourselves?
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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...
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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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.
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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