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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Religion in the Olympics
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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Classical Wisdom
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
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But some things are more connected than others.
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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