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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration. Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax? undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Philosopher Kings
12 months ago
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period? undefined
3 weeks ago
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review ‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop? undefined
10 months ago
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays undefined
a year ago
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954) I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954. Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
a month ago
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays undefined
11 months ago
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
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s “Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933 “History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller     Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
3 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other undefined
a year ago
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome undefined
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving? undefined
a year ago
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art undefined
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece undefined
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work? undefined
7 months ago
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales undefined
5 months 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...
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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
What Makes a Hero a HERO? Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech Secrets from Cicero
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review ‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review JamesHoare Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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A Brief History of Mount Everest undefined
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp undefined
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M. undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review ‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review JamesHoare Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
a month ago
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
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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...
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII undefined
3 weeks ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter? undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review ‘Ocean’ and ‘Tracks on the Ocean’ review JamesHoare Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:02
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line? undefined
a year ago
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome? undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Populism? undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know undefined
a year ago
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays Euripides’ Lost Plays JamesHoare Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review ‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review JamesHoare Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?” undefined
a year ago
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered undefined
5 months ago
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach undefined
2 weeks ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800. Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus Notes on Christian Syria
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography? undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’ Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK,   Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK,   Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce undefined
8 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers? undefined
10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
History Today Feed
What is Modernity? What is Modernity? JamesHoare Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982 Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary. In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain Brushing for Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
2 months ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts undefined
6 months ago
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State The world that created Caravaggio
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review ‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review JamesHoare Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959) Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base". Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships JamesHoare Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia? undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Love, love, love
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique? undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History? undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks ***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles “My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death     Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa? undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement. From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed? undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word. Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
TheCollector
Hagia Sophia to Open Mysterious Underground Tunnels to Visitors undefined
2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments) Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
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Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House? undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue. And stop saying "it's not fair!"
4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome undefined
a month ago
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society? undefined
4 weeks ago
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language? undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963) A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets. Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Overcoming Bias
Toward More Direct Signals As I’ve attributed a large fraction of human behaviors to signaling incentives, I feel I should...
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As I’ve attributed a large fraction of human behaviors to signaling incentives, I feel I should address a key signaling question, about which I was recently reminded.
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River? undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing How to Revive Wassailing j.hoare Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State. But is there anything there?
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)? undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters “This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“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...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916. The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories) undefined
a year ago
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris undefined
5 months ago
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time undefined
7 months ago
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method? undefined
9 months ago
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light undefined
a year ago
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit undefined
a month ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus? undefined
7 months ago
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough? undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
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Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things. It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About? undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish “The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935     In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Congolese Teen Exhibited in a US Zoo: Who was Ota Benga? undefined
a week ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962) Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights undefined
7 months ago
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza? undefined
a year ago
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What’s the History of Gin? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops undefined
3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins j.hoare Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay? Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor? undefined
6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890 undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup? undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962) Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week. Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week. Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review) Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker Queen Victoria’s Stalker j.hoare Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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