TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
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"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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When Was D-Day?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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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.
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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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...
TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
A Collection of...
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...
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks 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
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
3 weeks ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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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...
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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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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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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