Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
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Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
2 weeks ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
3 months ago
Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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TheCollector
Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
3 weeks ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Open Culture
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...
3 weeks 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...
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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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...
TheCollector
10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
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TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
4 days ago
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Hundred Rabbits
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.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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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.
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
3 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
4 days ago
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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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...
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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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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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
3 weeks ago
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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11 months ago
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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9 months ago
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
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