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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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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.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
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...
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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The Epics Collection
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
3 days ago
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
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12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
11 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
3 weeks ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
2 days ago
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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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...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
3 weeks ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Hundred Rabbits
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Classical Wisdom
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The End of the World?
a year ago
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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The Life of Plato
9 months ago
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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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...
a year ago
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...
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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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...
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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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.
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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What Is Capoeira?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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What Was Organization Todt?
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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What Is an Antipope?
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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2 months ago
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France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Open Culture
How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work....
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When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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9 months ago
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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