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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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5 months ago
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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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...
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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5 months ago
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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2 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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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...
4 months ago
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
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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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...
History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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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...
a year ago
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
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 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...
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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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...
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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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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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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...
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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What Was the First Written Language?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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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.
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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