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A Strange Defeat.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
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And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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The Past Is Another Country.
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A book review from the future.
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Here are a few modest ideas.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Res Obscura
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
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In...
over a year ago
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In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
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Ovid's Dating Advice
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Aristotle's Politics
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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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)...
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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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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...
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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...
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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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...
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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What Is Nestorianism?
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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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...
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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 House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Classical Wisdom
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Plato and Atlantis
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
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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.
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TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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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...
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
3 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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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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...
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
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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TheCollector
Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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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”
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
5 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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...
11 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...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
2 months ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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