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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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TheCollector
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Res Obscura
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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A Collection of...
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
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Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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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...
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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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...
9 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 …...
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
4 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
5 months ago
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
2 weeks ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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...
TheCollector
Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
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....
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Who Was George Eliot?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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