Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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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
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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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
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
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Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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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...
a month 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...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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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...
3 weeks 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
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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...
2 weeks ago
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...
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...
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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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.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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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?
TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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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.
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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