Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
History Today Feed
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?
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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The KGB After Stalin
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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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
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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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.
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
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Understanding political violence.
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of the Mind
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TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Classical Wisdom
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Monsters and Myths
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TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
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8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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2 months ago
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TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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TheCollector
Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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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
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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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...
over a year ago
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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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
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7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
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In politics, well, it depends.
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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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...
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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...
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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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
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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...
2 days 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...
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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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 ...
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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