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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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A Collection of...
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Here are a few modest ideas.
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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Summary of changes for August 2024
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Summary of changes for March 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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The Ancient Novel
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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Classical Wisdom
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The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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Does poverty cause violent crime?
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Wrong Side of...
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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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...
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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...
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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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.
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
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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...
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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a year ago
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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