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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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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...
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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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
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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TheCollector
What Was Organization Todt?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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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
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Flashbak
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...
3 weeks ago
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...
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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