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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Blast Off (1973)
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a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Who Was George Hodel?
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
Flashbak
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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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.
TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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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...
3 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...
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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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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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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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
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
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The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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We can't get there from here, anymore.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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