TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
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TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Flashbak
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Plato and Atlantis
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Little People With Agency.
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3 months ago
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Summary of changes for December
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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 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...
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Marx Truncated
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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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...
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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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...
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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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...
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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...
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Tjaart’s Substack
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Summary of changes for February 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Classical Wisdom
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The Mother of Rome
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Res Obscura
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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What Was Jim Crow?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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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...
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Classical Wisdom
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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History Today Feed
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
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The Early Years of Jesus
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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A Brief History of Chile
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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