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How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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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...
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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...
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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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...
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
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TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Flashbak
People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Trying to Understand...
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
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TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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A Wasting Asset?
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
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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...
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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