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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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4 months ago
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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6 months ago
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
5 days ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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8 months ago
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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a month ago
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
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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2 months ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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a year ago
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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4 months ago
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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8 months ago