TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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TheCollector
The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Plato and Atlantis
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Flashbak
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York...
yesterday
“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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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...
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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6 months ago
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Global Inequality...
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Was Alexander Great?
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TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Classical Wisdom
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Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
4 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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5 months ago
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TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Classical Wisdom
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Julius Caesar
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Democracy
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Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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Classical Wisdom
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
12 months ago
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TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
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TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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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
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
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TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Patterns in Humanity
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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