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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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What Are Conlangs?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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...
TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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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
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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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
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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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....
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Is Nestorianism?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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How Did Socrates Die?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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.
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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...
a week ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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5 months ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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11 months ago
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Flashbak
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...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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