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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Summary of changes for October
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Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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The KGB After Stalin
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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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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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Free French Bombers Over France
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Brushing for Britain
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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a year ago
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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4 days ago
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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3 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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a year ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
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...
over a year ago
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
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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6 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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3 months 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.
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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a month ago
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
a month ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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a month ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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11 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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