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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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7 Women Artists Who Became Works of Art
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
a month ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Britain's sinking reputation
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The Anglo diaspora is horrified by the old country
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
11 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Beyond Stoicism
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
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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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
8 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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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...
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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4 months ago
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
3 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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The Best of the Best
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
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‘The Tree Hunters’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
2 months ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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6 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
2 months ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
6 days ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Overcoming Bias
Feels Gone Wrong
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me...
4 days ago
The films A Complete Unknown, on Bob Dylan, and In Restless Dreams, on Paul Simon, make vivid to me the huge emotional appeal of becoming a musician like them.
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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What Was the Political Significance of the Comintern?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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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...
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
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A book review from the future.
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
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This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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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...
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
4 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
Classical Wisdom
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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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
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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5 Ukrainian Virtual Museums to Visit From the Comfort of Your Home
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
2 weeks ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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a year ago
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
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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3 weeks ago
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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6 months ago
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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