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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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2 months ago
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Early Bird is Ending
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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‘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
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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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"...
a year ago
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....
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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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...
10 months ago
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...
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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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
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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