TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Classical Wisdom
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Classical Wisdom
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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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
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Gaius Marius
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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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
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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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
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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