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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
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...
a year ago
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...
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
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
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
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...
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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5 months ago
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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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...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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James Joyce's Ulysses
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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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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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
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9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Democracy
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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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...
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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...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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