Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Classical Wisdom
Cicero and Leadership
Philosophy in Action?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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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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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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?
TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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11 months ago
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
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10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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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...
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
9 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
Digitization Reveals Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval Wall Paintings
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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2 months ago
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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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...
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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9 months ago
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...
6 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 months ago
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
7 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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6 months ago
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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8 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
3 weeks ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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8 months ago
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...
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
3 weeks ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
4 weeks ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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9 months ago
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.
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
3 weeks ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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?
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
11 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
8 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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11 months ago
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
a week ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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a month ago
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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3 months ago
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
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year 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...
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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...
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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11 months ago
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
TheCollector
What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
6 days ago
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 weeks ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
6 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
11 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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