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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
4 hours ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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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...
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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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.
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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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
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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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
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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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...
2 weeks 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...
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
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...
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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