TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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...
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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
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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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
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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How to Save Democracy
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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Weekend Roundup
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
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TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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...
9 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
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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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
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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...
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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8 months ago
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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11 months ago
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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8 months ago
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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2 days ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
a week ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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6 Must-See English Castles
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TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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a year ago
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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a week ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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4 months ago
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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10 months ago
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
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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