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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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Origins of Stoicism
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
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a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Flashbak
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...
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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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The Electoral College Explained
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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TheCollector
St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Classical Wisdom
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Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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TheCollector
6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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2 weeks ago
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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5 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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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...
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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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...
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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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
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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