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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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...
10 months ago
“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
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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11 months ago
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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...
3 days ago
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
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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TheCollector
The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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What Is an Antipope?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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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
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Essential Classics
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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...
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War Is Complicated.
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a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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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.
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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How to Give a Speech
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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African History...
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Global Inequality...
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Weekend Roundup
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Wrong Side of...
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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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...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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