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TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry. Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s “If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
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“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters “This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming     Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity? undefined
6 months ago
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
8 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House? undefined
a month ago
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy? undefined
3 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks JamesHoare Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know undefined
6 months ago
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy JamesHoare Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
a year ago
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War undefined
12 months ago
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions undefined
11 months ago
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World? undefined
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship? undefined
2 months ago
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel undefined
3 months ago
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses undefined
5 months ago
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales undefined
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense. There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith? undefined
6 months ago
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends undefined
9 months ago
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity? undefined
a year ago
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca? undefined
5 months ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else? undefined
a month ago
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain undefined
a year ago
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War undefined
7 months ago
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes? undefined
a year ago
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein? undefined
a month ago
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958) A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images. Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.) Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad? undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils JamesHoare Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos? Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight. Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy undefined
11 months ago
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas? undefined
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963) More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children. New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens undefined
9 months ago
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre The St Brice’s Day Massacre JamesHoare Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919) William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible? undefined
a month ago
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5 Famous Black Mexicans undefined
11 months ago
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police undefined
a year ago
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures undefined
10 months ago
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery undefined
2 months ago
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia undefined
9 months ago
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...
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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,...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965 We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit undefined
a week ago
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800 undefined
a year ago
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification? undefined
3 days ago
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns... The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400) an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To undefined
3 weeks ago
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London undefined
4 months ago
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers undefined
a year ago
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism) Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
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Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW) These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests? undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966     The question mark...
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy) undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books In Defence of Boring Books JamesHoare Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes? Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
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...
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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. …...
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye undefined
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024 Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City undefined
2 months ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate” Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist undefined
a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off JamesHoare Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born The Kingdom of Sicily is Born JamesHoare Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane JamesHoare Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review ‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review JamesHoare Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s) Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years undefined
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn? undefined
3 months ago
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid & Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis   We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts undefined
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC ‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station undefined
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells undefined
10 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959) This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age. This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire? undefined
4 months ago
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created? undefined
8 months ago
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism France’s Long March Against Racism j.hoare Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know undefined
7 months ago
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots? undefined
a year ago
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire undefined
a year ago
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin? undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome? undefined
11 months ago
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans undefined
10 months ago
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Who Was George Eliot? undefined
7 months ago
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis undefined
10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
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Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go! We left our mooring at...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima? undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t undefined
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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
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines.  ...
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906 Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art undefined
a year ago
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution Britons Caught in the French Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk? undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI? undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome undefined
3 weeks ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War? undefined
7 months ago
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...
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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
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered undefined
2 months ago
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art undefined
5 months ago
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial undefined
9 months ago
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History undefined
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African History...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life? undefined
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Will The West Eat Itself? Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II? undefined
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union JamesHoare Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self undefined
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide undefined
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World? undefined
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Man-Made Moons (1960) Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate? undefined
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet undefined
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“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches     Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures undefined
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History undefined
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened undefined
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained undefined
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Gap Week: December 1, 2023 No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
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No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art? undefined
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR undefined
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor undefined
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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I See The Earth! (1968) I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible? undefined
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe undefined
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection “I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis    These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime     Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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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...
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States undefined
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age undefined
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922 “A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens     In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro undefined
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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976) Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic. Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone) undefined
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides? undefined
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola? undefined
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Summary of changes for July 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 July. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}. Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu. Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth undefined
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction undefined
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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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Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024 Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
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Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923 To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973) For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants.     Via University...
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