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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
9 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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On general futility of political discussions with people
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Working offgrid efficiently
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
a year ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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When Was D-Day?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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What Was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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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...
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Genes and social stratification
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Santa and The Space Men
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic...
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
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Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
Classical Wisdom
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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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”
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
10 months ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
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
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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9 months ago
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
4 weeks ago
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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4 months ago
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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3 months ago
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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6 months ago
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Marcus Garvey: A Leader in the Pan-Africanist Movement
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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7 months ago
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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10 months ago
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
4 months ago
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
11 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
3 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
a year ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
5 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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12 months ago
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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5 months ago
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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a year ago
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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7 months ago
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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a month ago
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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5 months ago
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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a year ago
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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5 months ago
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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2 months ago
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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a year ago
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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2 months ago
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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8 months ago
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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12 months ago
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Who Was Averroes?
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10 months ago
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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4 months ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
Open Culture
Nirvana Before They Were Nirvana: Watch Their 1988 Performance Recorded in a Radio Shack
Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the...
a week ago
Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the band’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. The video was recorded on the evening of January 24, 1988, after the store had closed. In those days the group went by the name of Ted Ed...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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5 months ago
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Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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3 weeks ago
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Twitter's White Terror era
The Vibe Shift comes to Britain
a week ago
The Vibe Shift comes to Britain
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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4 months ago
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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4 months ago
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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3 months ago
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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3 months ago
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
6 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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3 months ago
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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4 months ago
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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10 months ago
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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3 weeks ago
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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3 months ago
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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2 months ago
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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a year ago
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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5 months ago
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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a year ago
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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4 months ago
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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a month ago
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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a year ago
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
4 weeks ago
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
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
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
9 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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7 months ago
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
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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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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2 months ago
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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a year ago
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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a year ago
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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6 months ago
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
3 weeks ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
12 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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9 months ago
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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3 months ago
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
2 months ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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11 months ago
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