TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
2 months ago
And some associated reflections.
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
2 weeks ago
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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11 months ago
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
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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3 months ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
2 months ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
a month ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
5 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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a year ago
Flashbak
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...
Flashbak
Far Out Images from Johann Zahn’s Oculus Artificialis (1685)
“A complete treatment of the construction and use of lensed optical instruments. Presented in three...
a week ago
“A complete treatment of the construction and use of lensed optical instruments. Presented in three fundamentals, that is, bases: the physical, the mathematical, and the practical or mechanical” – Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus sive Telescopium The German student of light...
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
7 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Texas
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a week ago
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Buildings in the US
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22 hours ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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a year ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Colossians About?
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6 days ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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a year ago
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
a month ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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a month ago
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
10 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
3 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
6 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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3 months ago
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
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
2 weeks ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How to Unlock Your Unconscious According to Carl Jung
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a week ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
a month ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
12 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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a month ago
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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8 months ago
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
5 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
3 months ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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...
Trying to Understand...
The Long Run.
The future belongs to them.
a week ago
The future belongs to them.
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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8 months ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
5 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
8 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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12 months ago
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?
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Victorian Fashion: Were Corsets Really That Uncomfortable?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Why Should We Care About Children?
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10 Major Players of the Haitian Revolution
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Plato On Knowledge
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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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...
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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The True Knights Templar
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
a year ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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World Monuments Fund Lists Moon as Endangered Heritage Site
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
4 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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How will they turn out the lights?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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6 Facts About Ilya Repin You Should Know
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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African History...
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Marcus Garvey: A Leader in the Pan-Africanist Movement
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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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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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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