TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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TheCollector
Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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a year ago
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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...
5 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...
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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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...
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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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
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
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.
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.
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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a year ago
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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3 days ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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6 months ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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5 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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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 Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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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...
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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a year ago
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 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
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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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?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
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
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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11 months ago
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 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
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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5 months ago
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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5 months ago
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