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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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What Was Organization Todt?
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Summary of changes for September 2023
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Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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A Collection of...
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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...
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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Summary of changes for May
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Summary of changes for June 2023
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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.
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100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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A Different View of Thucydides
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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.
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TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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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
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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6 months ago
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
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