Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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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
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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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
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year 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
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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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...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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TheCollector
“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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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...
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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10 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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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
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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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
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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