TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
12 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
a year ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Flashbak
Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
a week ago
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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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...
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious 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...
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Coinage and the Tyranny of Fantasy ‘Gold’
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly...
2 days ago
This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly in the context of modern fantasy and roleplaying settings. In particular, the notions I want to tackle are first how did ancient currency systems work in terms of value (what...
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
a month ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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TheCollector
Digitization Reveals Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval Wall Paintings
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TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
2 months ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
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
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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4 months ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 weeks ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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2 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
a week ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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11 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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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...
8 months ago
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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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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Most of them are not from 2023
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
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TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
8 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
a month ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Mountain Towns in the US
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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TheCollector
How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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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.
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
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Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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10 months ago
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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...
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