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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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What Is Nestorianism?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Does Karma Exist?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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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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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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Yuri's Night is April 12th!
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Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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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...
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
8 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
10 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
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
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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4 months ago
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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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.
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
a week ago
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
2 weeks ago
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
2 months ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
4 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
3 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
2 weeks ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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8 months ago
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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What Was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Open Culture
The Skeleton Dance, Voted the 18th Best Cartoon of All Time, Is Now in the Public Domain (1929)
The July 17, 1929 issue of Variety carried a notice about a laugh-filled new short film in which...
3 days ago
The July 17, 1929 issue of Variety carried a notice about a laugh-filled new short film in which “skeletons hoof and frolic,” the peak of whose hilarity “is reached when one skeleton plays the spine of another in xylophone fashion, using a pair of thigh bones as hammers.” The...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/08/2025 - 09:37
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The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/08/2025 - 09:37
TheCollector
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
a week ago
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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7 months ago
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