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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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The KGB After Stalin
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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The Birth of Ovid
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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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...
2 days 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...
TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Flashbak
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...
8 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...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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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
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a week ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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...
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
a month ago
TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
a month ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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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
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
10 months ago
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
8 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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