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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
11 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
a month ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Flashbak
Watch The Alphabet, David Lynch’s horrific 1968 short,
“There’s a connection between music, film, painting, writing, everything, you’re into, the more...
yesterday
“There’s a connection between music, film, painting, writing, everything, you’re into, the more they’re going to help each other” – David Lynch David Lynch’s 1968 short The Alphabet was inspired by his first wife Peggy’s niece reciting her ABCs during a nightmare then waking...
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Are Supernatural Beliefs Real?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
7 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
11 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
3 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
2 months ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
5 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
10 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
8 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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What Was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
11 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
3 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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11 months ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
3 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a month ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
5 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
2 months ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
6 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
9 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
4 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Luigi Cherubini’s Medea: An Ancient Greek Opera Diva
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