Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
9 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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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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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Open Culture
Compare the “It Ain’t Me Babe” Scene from A Complete Unknown to the Real Bob Dylan & Joan Baez...
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early...
a week ago
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early nineteen-sixties and subsequent electrified break with it, has been praised for not taking excessive liberties, at least by the standards of popular music biopics. Its conversion of a...
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
4 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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,...
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
6 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
3 weeks ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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....
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave: What Can They Tell Us About the Past?
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Wrong Side of...
Britain's Chernobyl?
How bad will the fallout be?
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How bad will the fallout be?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
a year ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
7 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
10 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Deadly Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Art Community
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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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
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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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”
12 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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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.
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
a year ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857: Causes, Events, & Legacy
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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A History of the United States Senate
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
10 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
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‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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.
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
8 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
9 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
6 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
3 weeks ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
2 months ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
4 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
11 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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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...
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
2 weeks ago
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
5 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
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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
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Marcus Garvey: A Leader in the Pan-Africanist Movement
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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‘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
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
9 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
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...
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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2 months ago
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Arizona
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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a year ago
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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9 months ago
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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4 months ago
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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6 months ago
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
7 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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6 months ago
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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9 months ago
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What’s the History of Gin?
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10 months ago
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
9 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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7 months ago
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...
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
Flashbak
Travels in the Air, 1871
“The balloon was isolated, as if it were in a vacuum; beneath us stretches an immense abyss, above...
a week ago
“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...
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Astrolabes & Sextants: How Our Ancestors Navigated the High Seas
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
a month ago
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
8 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
Hidden History
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
For Europeans, the Second World War started on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. For...
5 days ago
For Europeans, the Second World War started on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. For the United States, it began with the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But for Asians, the war began on June 7, 1937, at the Marco Polo Bridge in China. The Second...
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
6 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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7 months ago
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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4 months ago
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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10 months ago
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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9 months ago
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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8 months ago
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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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
8 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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a year ago
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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3 months ago
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 months ago
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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9 months ago
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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2 months ago
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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5 months ago
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
6 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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a year ago
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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9 months ago
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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a month ago
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