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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Monsters of Mythology
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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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.
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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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
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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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...
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
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Flashbak
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
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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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...
9 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...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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3 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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a week ago
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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4 weeks ago
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