TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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What Was Négritude?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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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...
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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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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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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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...
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What’s the History of Gin?
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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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
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
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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...
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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. ...
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
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Is it good to question everything?
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History and Myth
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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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 History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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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...
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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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...
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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‘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
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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