TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
a month ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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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
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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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
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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TheCollector
The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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4 months ago
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Catching Nessie on Film
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
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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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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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“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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Patterns in Humanity
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Columbine 25 Years On
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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The "New" Ancient City
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The Electoral College Explained
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February.
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Quesnay and China
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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