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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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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...
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
10 months ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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TheCollector
What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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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
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
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TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
10 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
3 weeks ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
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
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