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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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You don't need to know that.
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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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...
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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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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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African History...
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
7 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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The History of Braga, Portugal & 16 Must-See Historic Sites
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
a year ago
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
a month ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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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
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
2 weeks ago
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
2 weeks ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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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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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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6 months ago
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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12 months ago
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
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