TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
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over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Open Culture
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
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2 months ago
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Hundred Rabbits
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a year ago
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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5 months ago
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TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Global Inequality...
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TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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a year ago
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TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Catching Nessie on Film
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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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
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
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a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Summary of changes for June
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Was Alexander Great?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
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2 weeks ago
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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Even if the artists don't realise it.
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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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”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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...
8 months ago
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...
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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a year ago
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...
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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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
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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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...
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
10 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
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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
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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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...
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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a year ago
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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11 months ago
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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