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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Papa To The Rescue.
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Moving With the Times?
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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When The Music's Over ...
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Beyond Stoicism
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
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TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Flashbak
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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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Ancient Anxiety
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Love and Death
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
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11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
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TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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What Is the Didache?
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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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.
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
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This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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What Is Voguing?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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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....
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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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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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