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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Here are a few modest ideas.
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First, do lots of harm.
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Flashbak
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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TheCollector
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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History Today Feed
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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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...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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When Was D-Day?
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TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Classical Wisdom
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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CrimethInc.
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
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In their own...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
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2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Classical Wisdom
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Philosopher Kings
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TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
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a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
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...
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 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...
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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5 months ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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5 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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4 months ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 months 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...
3 weeks ago
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
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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6 months ago
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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a year ago
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
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