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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
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TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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CrimethInc.
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Patterns in Humanity
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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...
a year 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
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
3 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
Patterns in Humanity
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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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...
5 months ago
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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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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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
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
Classical Wisdom
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4 weeks ago
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Overcoming Bias
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Patterns in Humanity
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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.
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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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...
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. ...
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Flashbak
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York...
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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