TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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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...
TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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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...
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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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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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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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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
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
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
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But who is prepared to admit it?
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Classical Wisdom
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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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...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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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
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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7 months ago
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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6 months ago
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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9 months ago
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer
2 months ago
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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11 months ago
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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9 months ago
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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