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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Classical Wisdom
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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But some things are more connected than others.
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Sodom and Gomorrah
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Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
A Collection of...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The World's First Computer
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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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...
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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The Story of Thebes
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Should Death Concern Us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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How to Steal From Homer
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
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11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Ancient Olympics
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Oedipus at Colonus
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
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Slave turned Playwright
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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a month ago
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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8 months ago
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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4 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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7 months ago
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...
6 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...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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8 months ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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2 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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4 days ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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4 months ago
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 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...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 months ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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