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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
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
3 weeks ago
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
11 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
5 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
10 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
7 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a month ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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2 months ago
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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a year ago
Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a month ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
3 weeks ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
TheCollector
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857: Causes, Events, & Legacy
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TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Cicero and Leadership
Philosophy in Action?
2 weeks ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
5 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
Open Culture
Nirvana Before They Were Nirvana: Watch Their 1988 Performance Recorded in a Radio Shack
Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the...
6 days ago
Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the band’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. The video was recorded on the evening of January 24, 1988, after the store had closed. In those days the group went by the name of Ted Ed...
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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5 months ago
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...
a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
9 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
11 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
3 weeks ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
3 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
11 months ago
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
8 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
3 weeks ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
11 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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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
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
3 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
a month ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
3 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Der Struwwelpeter: Heinrich Hoffmann’s Deadly Book For Naughty Children
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They...
6 days ago
Just look at him! There he stands, With his nasty hair and hands. See! His nails are never cut; They are grim’d as black as soot; And the sloven, I declare, Never once has combed his hair; Anything to me is sweeter Than to see this Struwwelpeter. – Der Struwwelpeter (Shaggy-Peter...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
3 weeks ago
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a month ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
History Today Feed
What Counts as a Planet?
What Counts as a Planet?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:24
3 days ago
What Counts as a Planet?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:24
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Mountain Towns in the US
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When Was the First Crusade?
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TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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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
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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History Today Feed
Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:45
a week ago
Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:45
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month 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
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Are You a Fan of Gothic Literature? 5 Most Iconic Locations in the UK
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3 days ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Popol Vuh: A Maya Myth Told in Dance and Song
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TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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3 months ago
Res Obscura
2,000-year-old wine and the uncanny immediacy of the past
Why artifacts like the Carmona Wine Urn, the Pazyryk Rug, and the Sword of Goujian are so important
4 days ago
Why artifacts like the Carmona Wine Urn, the Pazyryk Rug, and the Sword of Goujian are so important
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
Flashbak
People of London’s Maida Vale the 1970s and early 1980s
Bristol Gardens runs between Formosa Street and Clifton Villas and in London’s Maida Vale. Artist...
6 hours ago
Bristol Gardens runs between Formosa Street and Clifton Villas and in London’s Maida Vale. Artist and photographer Sheila Burnett has not longed moved to the area when she began to take pictures of the people who lived and worked there. In the 1970s, Sheila arrived in London...
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cerberus: The Three-Headed Dog of Greek Mythology (Myths & Origins)
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
3 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
7 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?
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TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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3 months ago
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Buildings in the US
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TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
a year ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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a year ago
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
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 months ago
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
5 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
2 months ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
8 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
3 weeks ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
12 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
2 weeks ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a month ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
4 months ago
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...
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
2 months ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
2 months ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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a month ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
10 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
7 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
4 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
3 weeks ago
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