TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Hades
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Global Inequality...
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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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...
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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What Are Conlangs?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Who Was Averroes?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
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It's about having small expectations.
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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What Was Négritude?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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11 months ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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a year ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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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...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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...
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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