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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Who Was Averroes?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
10 months ago
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
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a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Welcome To Holy Land USA: Inside America’s Jerusalem, 1980
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Momoyogusa (A World of Things) by Kamisaka Sekka (1909-1910)
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Three Cabins Left
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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“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‘...
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Dr Alun Withey
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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...
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over a year ago
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donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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over a year ago
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Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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a year ago
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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a year ago
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Aristotle's Poetics
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
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3 weeks ago
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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The Death of Clive of India
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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What Is Voguing?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
4 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
7 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Far Out Images from Johann Zahn’s Oculus Artificialis (1685)
“A complete treatment of the construction and use of lensed optical instruments. Presented in three...
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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What Made the Harlem Hellfighters Legendary?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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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...
7 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...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
8 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
11 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
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Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
2 weeks ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
12 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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The Essential Greeks
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
3 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
11 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
11 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme...
6 days ago
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme cosmetic surgery became a fashion choice. Created in 1932 by sculptor and retail display designer Lester Gaba (1907-1987) for Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, Cynthia caused a stir. When...
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Rise of ‘Jamesian’ Ghost Stories: Who Was M.R. James?
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
9 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...
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
Open Culture
Bertrand Russell’s Message to People Living in the Year 2959: “Love is Wise, Hatred is Foolish”
Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program...
2 weeks ago
Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program Face-to-Face in 1959 and was asked a closing question: What would you tell a generation living 1,000 years from now about the life you’ve lived and the lessons you’ve learned? His...
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
8 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
9 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Fell in Love with Fire : A Documentary about the 2019 Uprising in Chile
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October...
3 months ago
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
This is an inspiring portrayal...
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Open Culture
10,000+ Free Online Certificates & Badges: A Resource for Lifelong Learners
For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class...
6 days ago
For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class Central has done the heavy lifting. Known as a search engine for online courses, Class Central has compiled what might be the largest collection of free online certificates and badges...
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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...
a year ago
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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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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10 months ago
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
4 months ago
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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The Louvre Opens Its First-Ever Cimabue Exhibition
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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People of London’s Maida Vale the 1970s and early 1980s
Bristol Gardens runs between Formosa Street and Clifton Villas and in London’s Maida Vale. Artist...
3 days ago
Bristol Gardens runs between Formosa Street and Clifton Villas and in London’s Maida Vale. Artist and photographer Sheila Burnett has not longed moved to the area when she began to take pictures of the people who lived and worked there. In the 1970s, Sheila arrived in London...
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
2 months ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Is Sufism a Part of Islam or Separate From It?
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
10 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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11 months ago
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
6 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
2 weeks ago
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
a year ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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8 months ago
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
7 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
4 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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11 months ago
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
9 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
2 months ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
a month ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
7 months ago
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