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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Welcome To Holy Land USA: Inside America’s Jerusalem, 1980
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
12 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Flashbak
Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
4 days ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
6 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
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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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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What Is Capoeira?
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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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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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
12 months ago
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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The Electoral College Explained
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
African History...
The pre-Islamic civilizations of west Africa
While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously...
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While West Africa has been part of the Muslim world since the late Middle Ages, as famously demonstrated by the golden pilgrimage of Mali's Mansa Musa in 1324, Islam had only arrived in the region at the close of the 1st millennium.
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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