TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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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...
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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...
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
a week ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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...
a month ago
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
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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10 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...
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
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
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...
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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TheCollector
11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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a month ago
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
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,...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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