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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
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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...
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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The Art of the Interesting
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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American polarisation: part 2
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Summary of changes for August 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 August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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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...
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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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
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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One Way Or Another ....
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a year ago
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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The Electoral College Explained
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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