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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
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The international system, that is.
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
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a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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Tolkien and Plato
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
Understanding Yourself Through Jung: A Guide to Individuation & Self-Discovery
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
2 months ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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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,...
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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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
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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,...
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Classical Wisdom
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Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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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
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Essential Classics
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
7 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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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?
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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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)...
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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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 Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
5 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
Flashbak
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...
a month ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
6 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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What Is Panpsychism?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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?
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
3 weeks ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
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...
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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2 months ago
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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2 months ago
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
2 months ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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