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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Is an Antipope?
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Dr Alun Withey
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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A Kodachrome Trip To Lord Howe Island in 1961
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Discover the Playful Drawings That Charles Darwin’s Children Left on His Manuscripts
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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What Is Philippians About?
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Res Obscura
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
over a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Overcoming Bias
What Would Socrates Do?
Christians often ask themselves, as a guide to living, “What would Jesus do?” In her new book Open...
6 days ago
Christians often ask themselves, as a guide to living, “What would Jesus do?” In her new book Open Socrates, my podcast-cohost Agnes Callard suggests we instead ask “What would Socrates do?”
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
9 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
6 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
6 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
The Colosseum’s Inaugural Games: 100 Days of Spectacles
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
a year ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
8 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
4 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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TheCollector
3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
7 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
a month ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
10 months ago
You don't need to know that.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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...
3 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...
TheCollector
Liberation of the Oppressed: What Is Liberation Theology?
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TheCollector
The Louvre Opens Its First-Ever Cimabue Exhibition
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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TheCollector
The History of Communism in Vietnam: From the 1920s to Today
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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...
a month 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
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
9 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
10 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
4 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
a month ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
4 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
5 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
9 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
3 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
5 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
a month ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a month ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
4 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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9 months ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
a year ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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7 months ago
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
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
4 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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12 months ago
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