TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
10 Things to Do at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
11 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
4 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
History Today Feed
‘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
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
a year ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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
Who Was George Hodel?
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TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
4 weeks ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a month ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
2 months ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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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...
a month ago
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
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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.
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Open Culture
Why the Tavern Scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Is a Master Class in Filmmaking
Ideally, a viewer should be able to identify the work of a particular auteur from any one scene that...
2 days ago
Ideally, a viewer should be able to identify the work of a particular auteur from any one scene that the auteur has directed. In reality, it’s not always possible to do so, even in the work of filmmakers with highly idiosyncratic styles. But in the case of Quentin Tarantino, it...
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
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...
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
3 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Space Witch (1959)
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Io Saturnalia!
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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How the South Became Republican
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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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...
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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...
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