Global Inequality...
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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a year ago
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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African History...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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10 months ago
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
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over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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How Should We Look at History?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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a week ago
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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6 months ago
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African History...
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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5 months ago
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
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2 months ago
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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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!
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
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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...
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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What Is Thatcherism?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Ancient Podcasts
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
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
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Was Clement of Rome?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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a month ago
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