Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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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
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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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
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a year ago
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Flashbak
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...
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“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...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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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...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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How to Give a Speech
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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:...
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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...
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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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,...
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
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Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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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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More than a Villain
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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The First Roman Empress and More...
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
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8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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The World's First Computer
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
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Hundred Rabbits
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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...
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
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an island in the maelstrom
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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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...
12 months 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...
Global Inequality...
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Does Donald J.
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Does Marcus Matter?
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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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...
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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...
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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