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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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5 months ago
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
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
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
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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3 days ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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11 months ago
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....
a week ago
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
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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6 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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9 months ago
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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8 months ago
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,...
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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a year ago
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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4 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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a year ago
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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3 weeks ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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10 months ago
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
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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The Death of Clive of India
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The Death of Clive of India
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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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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’...
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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:...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Classical Wisdom
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
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Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Essential Classics
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Julius Caesar
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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How Did Socrates Die?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
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But the future worries me.
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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