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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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TheCollector
Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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8 months ago
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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4 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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2 months ago
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
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‘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
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
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