Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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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...
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
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TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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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...
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
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TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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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
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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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
7 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
a week ago
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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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...
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Classical Wisdom
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
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This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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