TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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Britain's sinking reputation
The Anglo diaspora is horrified by the old country
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The Anglo diaspora is horrified by the old country
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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9 Artists Who Defined Art Nouveau
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
6 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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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...
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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...
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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a year ago
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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12 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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TheCollector
Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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TheCollector
Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
a year ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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6 months ago
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
6 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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a week ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
3 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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4 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
10 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
5 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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9 months ago
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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10 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
3 weeks ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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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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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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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...
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
a year ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
10 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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What Is Capoeira?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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12 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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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...
4 months ago
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...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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