TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
Global Inequality...
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Euripides
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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Global Inequality...
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
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Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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The Mystery of Penelope
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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A Collection of...
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...
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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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...
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Flashbak
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...
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Does Karma Exist?
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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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...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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What is TIME? And Dates?
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The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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A history of the monastic high life
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Who Was George Hodel?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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JamesHoare
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TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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