TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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a year ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
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...
a year 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
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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...
2 days 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...
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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a year ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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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...
5 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...
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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a year ago
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
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...
8 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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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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...
9 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;...
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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...
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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a month ago
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
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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What Was Négritude?
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
a month ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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4 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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.
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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5 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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7 months ago
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year 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.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
2 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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10 months ago
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”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
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