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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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3 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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6 months ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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7 months ago
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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2 months ago
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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11 months ago
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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3 months ago
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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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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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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7 months ago
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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.
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
4 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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7 months ago
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
a month ago
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
a week ago
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 months ago
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
4 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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3 months ago
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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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
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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6 months ago
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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a year ago
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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3 months ago
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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9 months ago
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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a year ago
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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6 months ago
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
5 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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8 months ago
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
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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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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a year ago
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
2 days ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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11 months ago
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
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Flashbak
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
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Who Was Tertullian?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
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
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
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Do people actually disagree that much?
Trying to Understand...
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
2 weeks ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
a week ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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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...
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
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On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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