TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
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TheCollector
Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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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?
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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For the Love of the Classics
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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The Mystery of the Mind
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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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...
5 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
10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
2 months ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
2 months ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 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...
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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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
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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...
over a year ago
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...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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African History...
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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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...
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
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In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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The Birth of Ovid
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
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11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
4 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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,...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
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Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Global Inequality...
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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You don't need to know that.
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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