History Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• “The Birth of Punk Rock: A Benign Blemish on the Face of Modernity”

  

  “Modernity” can be thought of as the broad cultural reaction to the Enlightenment’s emphasis on rational and empirical thought in western civilization of the... Read more

  The 07 May 2014 by   Ripplemusic
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• War & Progressive Faith

  

  Cultural evolutionists are fervent believers in “progress.” There are many hidden assumptions packed into their idea of progress, but the primary ones are that... Read more

  The 15 April 2014 by   Cris
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• A Poor Little Rich Girl – Louise Marie Adélaïde De Bourbon

  

  Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Vigée-Lebrun, c1788. Photo: Château de Versailles.Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon (known as Marie-Adélaïde) was born on the... Read more

  The 13 March 2014 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Caroline of Ansbach – Portrait of the Week

  

  Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, after Kneller, 1716. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.It seems very apt to be kicking off a new month and... Read more

  The 01 March 2014 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Elizabeth Taylor and La Peregrina Pearl

  

  My most favourite photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. I’m very proud of the fact that their second wedding took place on my first birthday.God,... Read more

  The 27 February 2014 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Tsunami Spirits

  

  Japan has had more than its fair share of epic disasters, the most recent of which came on March 11, 2011, when the earth shifted and ocean waved. Within... Read more

  The 15 February 2014 by   Cris
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• Fashion Blog, Diane Von Furstenberg’s Wrap Dress Turns 40!

  

  Can you believe that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic wrap dress from Diane von Furstenberg? She was 26 years old at the time she designed it! Read more

  The 07 February 2014 by   Simone Design Blog
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• Rock Paintings Dating Back Thousands of Years Ago Have Been Found on the Hill...

  

  Hand Print was found in a rock shelter.ByDr. Nitish PriyadarshiFig. Hill near Ranchi where Rock painting was found.A few days ago, during my geological trip to... Read more

  The 15 January 2014 by   Priyadarshi
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• Justice

  

  The three young men pictured on the left are American heroes. Their names are James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. Read more

  The 14 January 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The ERA of Haute Couture:: A Piece of High Fashion History

  

  Living in an ERA of Fashion? Today I wanted to focus on a little history! ...Where does fashion come from? I'm talking "haute couture (french)" fashion and... Read more

  The 13 January 2014 by   Fashiontakeout
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