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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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a year ago
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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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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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
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8 months ago
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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What Was Jim Crow?
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US President or American Caesar?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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The Tudor War on Libel
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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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
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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4 months ago
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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a month ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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2 days ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 months ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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12 months ago
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 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...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 months ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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6 months ago
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