Global Inequality...
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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8 months ago
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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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...
2 weeks ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
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over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
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a month ago
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TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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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
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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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.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Classical Wisdom
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History and Myth
a year ago
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Classical Wisdom
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Changing Seasons
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
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JamesHoare
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TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Classical Wisdom
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Classical Wisdom
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Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
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TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Flashbak
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...
5 months ago
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TheCollector
New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
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JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
3 weeks ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
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TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
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TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
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TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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
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Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
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Prometheus and AI?
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
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JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
4 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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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...
9 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...
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
10 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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10 months ago
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘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
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
3 weeks ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 months ago
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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6 months ago
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
12 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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9 months ago
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 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...
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