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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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.
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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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...
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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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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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The Furies
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
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TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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What Are Conlangs?
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
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“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
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JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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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
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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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
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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weird medieval guys
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Sexy? Scary? Both?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
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TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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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
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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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...
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
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
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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4 days ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
4 weeks ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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2 days ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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a month ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
3 weeks ago
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