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TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”? undefined
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick JamesHoare Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Weekend Roundup The Essential Greeks
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival undefined
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution undefined
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo undefined
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890 undefined
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly? undefined
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign undefined
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon? undefined
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review ‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review ‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review JamesHoare Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem undefined
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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.
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Gaius Marius ... and the Fall of the Republic
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Stoicism and Stress Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master undefined
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know undefined
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Weekend Roundup Love and Death
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns? A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists undefined
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Aristotle's Politics
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate? undefined
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint undefined
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels undefined
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NATO's Phantom Armies. And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023 Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy? undefined
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Early Bird is Ending Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII undefined
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know undefined
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered” undefined
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What the Moon Is Like (1963) Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again. What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of undefined
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Putting Pirates on Trial Putting Pirates on Trial JamesHoare Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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TheCollector
How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire? undefined
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century undefined
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024 What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters undefined
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women undefined
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A (Brief) History of the IRA undefined
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame? undefined
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Death of Einhard the Historian The Death of Einhard the Historian JamesHoare Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method? undefined
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The Water Is Rising. But slowly ...
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830) From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories) Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Do We Need Dress Codes? Are standards elevating or elitist?
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TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City undefined
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis undefined
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King? Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King? JamesHoare Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview undefined
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March undefined
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus undefined
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick? undefined
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon undefined
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff! Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
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Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates) undefined
11 months ago
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry A Forgotten Genre?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens On the Spot: Kristin Semmens JamesHoare Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Why Socrates Matters New Event: November 22
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Who Is Kiki Smith? undefined
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King undefined
10 months ago
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy? undefined
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What Did the Beat Generation Want? undefined
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus? undefined
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean undefined
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem undefined
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher? undefined
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution undefined
6 months ago
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What Were The Pentagon Papers? undefined
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair? undefined
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India undefined
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature? undefined
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Euripides’ Lost Plays Euripides’ Lost Plays JamesHoare Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review ‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review JamesHoare Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History *my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895) The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature? undefined
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I undefined
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe. Noodle,...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing undefined
a year ago
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career undefined
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History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review ‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review JamesHoare Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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A Brief History of Collecting Art undefined
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture? undefined
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge? undefined
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life? undefined
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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...
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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.
Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919 “Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends undefined
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt On the Spot: Alice Hunt JamesHoare Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die? undefined
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places undefined
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927. Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Last Chance!
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic JamesHoare Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background? undefined
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African History...
Join me on Notes "On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud? undefined
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London undefined
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests undefined
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era undefined
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969 With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd  – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe undefined
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Weekend Roundup Olympics Special
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know undefined
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time undefined
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters? undefined
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The curious case of the missing period When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements undefined
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Flashbak
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...
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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.  ...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective. Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976) Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs.   Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books! Plus... Merch!
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross! A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
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A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws? And what happens when we don’t?
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like? I Dare You...
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome undefined
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure undefined
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy undefined
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon? undefined
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger undefined
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy undefined
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The Performance is Over Even if the artists don't realise it.
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter undefined
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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...
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023 undefined
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters undefined
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war? Or does war have its virtues?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read undefined
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The Tragedy of Ajax Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles undefined
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm Power laws in criminal behavior
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake     Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades undefined
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression) 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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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death undefined
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert ‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert   Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author! Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure “We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs   It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K. A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome undefined
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams? undefined
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Beyond Stoicism New Event: January 7th, 2025
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview undefined
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style undefined
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange? undefined
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions undefined
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers undefined
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch undefined
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth? undefined
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Should We Glorify Caesar? And Those Like Him?
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter? undefined
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History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars JamesHoare Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968     You didn’t need...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960) Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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...
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