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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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The Life of Terence
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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What Is Theodicy?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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What Is Gnosticism?
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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...
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Podcast with Stephen Fry
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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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.
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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6 Must-See English Castles
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
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7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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Final Call
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
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a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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The Electoral College Explained
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Classical Wisdom
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Classics Gifts!
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TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
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Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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