TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
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TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
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TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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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
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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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...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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6 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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a week ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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2 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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a year ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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5 months ago
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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a month ago
TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Let's Be Enemies
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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The Life of Terence
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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African History...
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Weekend Roundup
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Overcoming Bias
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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In Defence of Boring Books
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JamesHoare
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In Defence of Boring Books
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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