Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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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 …...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
2 weeks ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 weeks ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
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a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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11 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
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There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
3 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
10 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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6 months ago
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
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
8 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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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
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
12 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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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...
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Wood stove installation
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Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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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...
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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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?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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The Machine Stops.
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Why the liberal project will fail
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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The Immortals
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...and the feared Persian Army
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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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...
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Trump and the Rise of Asia
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
9 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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