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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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2 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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3 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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a year ago
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
8 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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a year ago
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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7 months ago
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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