TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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The Machine Stops.
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Global Inequality...
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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Early Christian Poetry
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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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...
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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;...
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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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...
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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What Was Jim Crow?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Another Of My Essays in French
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And some bits and pieces.
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
Classical Wisdom
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
Classical Wisdom
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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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...
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Classical Wisdom
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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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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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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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...
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Flashbak
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...
a year ago
“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...
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
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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...
Flashbak
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...
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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...
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
Classical Wisdom
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
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Are standards elevating or elitist?
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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A Brief History of Chile
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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...
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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...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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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...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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