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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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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...
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Tolkien and Plato
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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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...
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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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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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The world according to Garegnani
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
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a complete history of an African monument
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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j.hoare
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Patterns in Humanity
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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What Was the First Written Language?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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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...
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
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TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Classical Wisdom
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Early Christianity
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
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JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
8 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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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...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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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...
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
Flashbak
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...
a month ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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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...
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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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
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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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.
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
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