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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
2 weeks ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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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...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
10 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
6 days ago
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
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What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
a year ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
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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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
2 weeks ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Weekend Roundup
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a year ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
4 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
7 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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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...
10 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;...
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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...
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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...
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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‘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
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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The Essential Greeks
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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7 months ago
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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a month ago
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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a year ago
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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