TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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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...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
2 hours ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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12 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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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
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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8 months ago
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.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
a month ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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...
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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TheCollector
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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History Today Feed
‘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
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History
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TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
8 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
3 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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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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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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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
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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a year ago
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
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
2 months ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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