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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
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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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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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a home for pino
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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So They Want Negotiations, Now.
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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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...
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Changing Seasons
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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On general futility of political discussions with people
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Overcoming Bias
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
Hundred Rabbits
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TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
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With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Summary of changes for August
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over a year ago
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Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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When Was D-Day?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
3 weeks ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
2 weeks ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
2 weeks ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
2 weeks ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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...
7 months ago
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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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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a year ago
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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a year ago
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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6 months ago
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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