TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
Who Was Clement of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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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,...
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“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 ...
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
A Collection of...
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),...
a year ago
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
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Aristotle's Poetics
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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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...
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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...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Classics Gifts!
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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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
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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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
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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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!
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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Changing Seasons
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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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,...
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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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...
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
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TheCollector
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