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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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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...
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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...
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
11 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
3 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Classical Wisdom
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
4 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
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12 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Global Inequality...
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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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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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
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http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Working offgrid efficiently
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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