TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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3 months ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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2 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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8 months ago
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
a month ago
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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3 months ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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11 months ago
Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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4 months ago
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
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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6 months ago
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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a year ago
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
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Patterns in Humanity
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
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What is Virtue?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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In Defence of Boring Books
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Aristotle on Luck
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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No Left Turn
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
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Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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