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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
3 weeks ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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a month ago
Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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6 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
4 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
a week ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
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...
9 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...
TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
11 months ago
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
a week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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