TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
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TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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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.
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
2 weeks ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Flashbak
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...
a year 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...
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
2 months ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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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?
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
2 weeks ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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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...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
4 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
5 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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6 months ago
African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
5 days ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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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...
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Who Was Tertullian?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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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...
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...
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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...
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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...
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"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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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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