TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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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.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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What Is an Antipope?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
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.
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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...
5 days 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...
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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7 months ago
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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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
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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What Is Theodicy?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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...
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
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.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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