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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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When Was D-Day?
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
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11 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
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a year ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Hundred Rabbits
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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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...
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Classical Wisdom
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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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...
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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On general futility of political discussions with people
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a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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What Is Gnosticism?
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History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Classical Wisdom
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The Nature of Love
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Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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Trump and the Rise of Asia
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a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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African History...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
a year ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Death of the King of Siam
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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Explore Frida Kahlo’s Composition Techniques in 6 Works
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Classical Wisdom
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Prometheus and AI?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
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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...
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Petra and Passports
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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African History...
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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5 Contemporary Artists Inspired by Baroque
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Wrong Side of...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There’s actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we’re going to split this treatment over two weeks,...
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Eager Beaver Space Book (1962)
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As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book from Cities Service gasoline. It probably was a give-away with purchase. It reflects the early 60s where the Mercury launches had taken place and we were looking ahead to the future....
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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