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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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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
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The War on the Countryside
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
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5 months ago
A book review from the future.
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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...
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
4 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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The Popol Vuh: A Maya Myth Told in Dance and Song
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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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
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
11 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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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...
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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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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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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...
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