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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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Who Was George Hodel?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
2 months ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
7 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
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a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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6 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
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
What Is the Philosopher’s Stone?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Patterns in Humanity
2024 in writing
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
2 weeks ago
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Flashbak
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
3 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
2 weeks ago
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
a month ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a month ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
a year ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a month ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
4 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
a month ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
3 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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a year ago
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Open Culture
Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation...
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have...
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“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have generally depicted pretty mundane worlds,” writes Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. “Sure, there have been talking animals, a few spaceships and whatnot, but the comics have...
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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a year ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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11 months ago
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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2 weeks ago
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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