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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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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Open Culture
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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A Collection of...
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Seneca On Clemency
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
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2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Classical Wisdom
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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Love And War And Status
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
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Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
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History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Another Of My Essays in French
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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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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
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
What Was Négritude?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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...
Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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a month ago
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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a year ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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2 months ago
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