Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 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...
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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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...
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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TheCollector
Who Was Vercingetorix?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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9 months ago
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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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
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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4 months ago
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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a year ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
Flashbak
Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
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