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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Classical Wisdom
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Philosopher Kings
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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A Brief History of Chile
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History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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What Was Organization Todt?
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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6 months ago
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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What Is the Will to Power?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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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...
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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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
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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