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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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a year ago
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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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...
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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a year ago
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
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
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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