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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Gaius Marius
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Hundred Rabbits
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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...
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Res Obscura
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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What’s the History of Gin?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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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
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Who Was George Eliot?
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Flashbak
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...
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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