TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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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
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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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...
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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...
3 days ago
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
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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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...
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Hundred Rabbits
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Global Inequality...
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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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...
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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What Is Capoeira?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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