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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Open Culture
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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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...
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
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a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
Classical Wisdom
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