TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
4 days ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year 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
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
2 weeks ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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TheCollector
Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
a month ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
7 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
10 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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9 months ago
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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9 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....
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
2 weeks ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Dreams of Space -...
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.
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year 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
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
8 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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