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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
4 days ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
3 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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When Was D-Day?
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Women of Ancient Rome
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10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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What Is Absolute Idealism According to Hegel?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
3 weeks ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 weeks ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Wrong Side of...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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...
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
2 weeks ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
a week ago
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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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.
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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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...
7 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...
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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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
2 months ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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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
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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