TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
2 weeks ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
Flashbak
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
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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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.
TheCollector
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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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...
2 months ago
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.
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
a month ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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TheCollector
10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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TheCollector
Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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a year ago
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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The General History of Africa
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
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It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Summary of changes for April 2023
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a year ago
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Global Inequality...
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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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What Are the Five French Republics?
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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11 months ago
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Summary of changes for November 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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Classical Wisdom
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Essential Classics
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Seamus Heaney
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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