TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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When Was D-Day?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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weird medieval guys
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
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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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.
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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The Secrets of Crete
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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The Water Is Rising.
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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Secret of the Stoics
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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