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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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The Birth of Ovid
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'If we can't...
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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The True Knights Templar
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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No Meta Status Orgs
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Continue Reading
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
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The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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The politics of physiocracy
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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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
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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...
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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