TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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TheCollector
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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No More Heroes.
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Classical Wisdom
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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...
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Classical Wisdom
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...and the feared Persian Army
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Open Culture
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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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
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Papa To The Rescue.
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Classical Wisdom
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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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...
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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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
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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?
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
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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
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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