Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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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
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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How Did Socrates Die?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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What Was Jim Crow?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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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...
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
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a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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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.
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...
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...
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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 …...
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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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...
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Electoral College Explained
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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