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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Open Culture
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
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TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Event: THIS Saturday
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Free French Bombers Over France
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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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
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Res Obscura
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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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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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
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The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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Most of them are not from 2023
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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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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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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A Clash Of Symbols
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They are quite serious, actually.
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Flashbak
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...
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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 Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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...
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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How to Give a Speech
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
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Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
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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,...
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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...
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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