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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
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an island in the maelstrom
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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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
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
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This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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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...
a month ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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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
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Only Connect ....
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2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Was Alexander Great?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
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Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a week ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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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
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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History Today Feed
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
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
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4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Hades
The God of the Dead
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
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a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Global Inequality...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Flashbak
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...
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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What Is Capoeira?
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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The Secret Life of Latin
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Early Christian Poetry
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Women of Ancient Rome
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The First Roman Empress and More...
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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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
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Secrets of the Sirens
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The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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...
2 months ago
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.
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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