Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
12 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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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.
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Classical Wisdom
Less than ONE Week Left
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
Flashbak
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...
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‘...
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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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?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
2 months ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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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...
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
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...
7 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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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...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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TheCollector
Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related?
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History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
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In politics, well, it depends.
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...
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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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...
over a year ago
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...
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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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...
9 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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What Is Solipsism?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
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...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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History Today Feed
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
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What Was Négritude?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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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...
8 months ago
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...
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
3 days ago
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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