TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
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TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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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...
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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How Can We Love Ourselves?
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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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...
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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The Essential Greeks
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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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...
4 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
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
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Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
8 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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 Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
3 weeks ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Why Read Modern Books?
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Arguing with the Dead
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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