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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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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
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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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)...
4 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
6 Must-See English Castles
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TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
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2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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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...
2 months ago
“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...
TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
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