Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
a week ago
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
2 days ago
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
a month ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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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
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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