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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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...
5 days 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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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3 weeks ago
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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4 months ago
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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2 weeks ago
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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11 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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a month ago
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 months ago
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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5 months ago
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
6 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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4 months ago
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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a year ago
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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a month ago
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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3 months ago
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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4 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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a year ago
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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a week ago
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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4 months ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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a month ago
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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3 months ago
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
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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a year ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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2 months ago
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 months ago
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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a week ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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2 months ago
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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