Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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TheCollector
What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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...
TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
yesterday
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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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
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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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.
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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