TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
a year ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
3 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
2 months ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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8 months ago
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
12 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
a month ago
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.)...
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
over a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
a year ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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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?
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
10 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
12 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
a month ago
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TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
6 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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11 months ago
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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TheCollector
Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
3 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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a month ago
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the 1925 Serum Run to Nome?
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
a year ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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4 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
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Shared Basic Value Changes
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
yesterday
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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9 months ago
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
What Is Philippians About?
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a week ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
a month ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
11 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
7 months ago
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...
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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7 months ago
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?
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
3 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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9 months ago
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
10 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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7 months 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...
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
11 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a month ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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9 months ago
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. ...
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
4 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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a month ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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How Did the Black Death Change the English Language?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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How important are dreams?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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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...
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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...
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Most of them are not from 2023
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Compare the “It Ain’t Me Babe” Scene from A Complete Unknown to the Real Bob Dylan & Joan Baez...
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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