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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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a year ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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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.”...
a year ago
“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...
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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What Is an Antipope?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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8 months ago
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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11 months ago
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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a month ago
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
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