TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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.
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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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...
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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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...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
7 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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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...
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
a month ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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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...
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 months ago
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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6 months ago
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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3 months ago
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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8 months ago
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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11 months ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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a week ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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 ...
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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6 months ago
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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6 days ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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11 months ago
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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3 months ago
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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2 months ago
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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5 days ago
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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a month ago
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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4 months ago
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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7 months ago
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Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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2 weeks ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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5 months ago
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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a year ago
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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4 months ago
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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4 months ago
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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8 months ago
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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.
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
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
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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a week ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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2 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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10 months ago
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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2 months ago
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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12 months ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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3 months ago
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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7 months ago
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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2 months ago
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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a year ago
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 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,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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5 months ago
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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3 months ago
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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7 months ago
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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11 months ago
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
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