Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 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...
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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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
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
a month ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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3 months ago
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.
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
7 months ago
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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TheCollector
6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
5 days ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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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...
6 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
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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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...
6 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
The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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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.
TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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