Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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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)...
9 months ago
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...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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10 Ancient Greek Sculptures You Must Know
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Hades
The God of the Dead
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
4 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
3 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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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
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
11 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
10 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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a year ago
TheCollector
Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Flashbak
Travels in the Air, 1871
“The balloon was isolated, as if it were in a vacuum; beneath us stretches an immense abyss, above...
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“The balloon was isolated, as if it were in a vacuum; beneath us stretches an immense abyss, above the infinite expanse of sky” – James Glaisher, Travels In The Air, 1871 Travels in the Air tells the story of balloon travel since the first ‘aerostatic’ flight by the...
TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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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?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Flashbak
Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme...
3 days ago
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme cosmetic surgery became a fashion choice. Created in 1932 by sculptor and retail display designer Lester Gaba (1907-1987) for Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, Cynthia caused a stir. When...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
2 months ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
11 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Cerberus: The Three-Headed Dog of Greek Mythology (Myths & Origins)
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
2 months ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
7 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
11 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
8 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
5 months ago
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
6 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
2 months ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
7 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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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...
2 months 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,...
TheCollector
Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
4 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
7 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
a month ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
6 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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What Is Capoeira?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
2 months ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Classical Wisdom
6 Ancient Greek and Roman Classics Everyone Should Read
What is missing?
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
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In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
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First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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A very deep history of Halloween
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation...
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Do You Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
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Does what goes around come around?
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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What is the Soul?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Summary of changes for October
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over a year ago
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donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Fate and Free Will
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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over a year ago
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Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
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Global power has always been distributed.
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Sophocles' Swansong
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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