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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Retelling of the Odyssey
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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a year ago
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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over a year ago
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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A Collection of...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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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
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Hundred Rabbits
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...
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 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...
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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a month ago
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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9 months ago
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 months ago
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