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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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The Ancient Ozempic
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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How to use generative AI for historical research
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Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Immigration and crime: Denmark
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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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...
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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What Is the Ides of March?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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Aristotle's Politics
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
Wrong Side of...
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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