Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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The Wages Of Fear
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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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...
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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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...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
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No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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What Is the Ides of March?
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
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Why the liberal project will fail
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
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Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
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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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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Gods Vs Titans
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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a week ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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a week ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a week ago
“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...
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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...
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year ago
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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7 months ago
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
a month ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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3 days ago
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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