TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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a year ago
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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6 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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History Today Feed
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
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
yesterday
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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4 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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No Women Allowed?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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...
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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...
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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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...
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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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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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The Great Flood
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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...
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“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 …...
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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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.
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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