TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
a month ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
a week ago
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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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...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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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...
3 weeks ago
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...
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Flashbak
Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
3 weeks ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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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...
a month 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...
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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TheCollector
Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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.
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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8 months ago
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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a year ago
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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3 weeks ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
3 weeks ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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...
2 weeks ago
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
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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4 months ago
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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a month ago
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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5 months ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
3 days ago
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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3 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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12 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
3 weeks ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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...
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
2 months ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
a month ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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6 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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No Way Out
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
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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...
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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France Saves Europe.
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
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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.
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Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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History as Tragedy?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Summary of changes for June
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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On 17th century "cocaine"
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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The Birth of Ovid
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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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...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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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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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...
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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