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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Open Culture
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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The Year's Midnight.
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Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Ancient Olympics
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
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TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Classical Wisdom
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Classical Wisdom Books
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
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What Is an Antipope?
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Useless in Gaza
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
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History Today Review of the Year
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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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...
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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 Is the Gospel of Truth?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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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
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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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
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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TheCollector
Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
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...
7 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...
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
2 days ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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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.
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
9 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
10 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
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
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
2 months ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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3 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
10 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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