TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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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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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Ancient Anxiety
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Tolkien and Plato
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Ancient Podcasts
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 months ago
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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...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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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
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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7 African Myths About Animals
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Last Chance!
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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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...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
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And not just the fighting bit.
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...
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Monsters of Mythology
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
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The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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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...
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...
6 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...
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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