TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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...
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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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....
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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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
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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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...
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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...
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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...
Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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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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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Is Capoeira?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
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“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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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...
9 months ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Res Obscura
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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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...
12 months 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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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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