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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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...
African History...
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".
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
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TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Secrets of the Sirens
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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When Was D-Day?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
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TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Flashbak
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,...
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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...
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
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TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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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...
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
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And Now for Something Completely Different.
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Patterns in Humanity
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The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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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
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TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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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.
Flashbak
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...
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
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In their own...
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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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
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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10 months ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
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