TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Lost and Found
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
Trying to Understand...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
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a year ago
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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.
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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4 months ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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2 months ago
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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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...
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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...
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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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...
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Weekend Roundup
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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