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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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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,...
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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government in central Africa.
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
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So who does?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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Free French Bombers Over France
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
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What Was the Chaco War?
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
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TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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a year ago
The international system, that is.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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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.
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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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.
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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5 months ago
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
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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8 months ago
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
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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