African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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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
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
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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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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8 months ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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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...
TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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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...
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Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Seneca On Clemency
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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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...
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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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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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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
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Julius Caesar
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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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
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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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...
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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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;...
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
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Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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3 months ago
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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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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