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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...
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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 Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow? undefined
10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave! Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam Death of the King of Siam JamesHoare Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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What Was Négritude? undefined
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments undefined
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party undefined
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend? 'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign? undefined
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars. an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights undefined
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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...
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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...
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society? undefined
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know undefined
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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...
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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...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression) Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Myths and Metamorphoses
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy undefined
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History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen? Why Do Civil Wars Happen? JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy? undefined
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England undefined
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview undefined
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner? undefined
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation undefined
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist. It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again... Getting our events straight...
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953) A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know undefined
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch? undefined
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks undefined
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes On the Spot: Lucy Noakes JamesHoare Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million undefined
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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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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders? Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend undefined
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway undefined
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa? undefined
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900. State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review ‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review JamesHoare Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War undefined
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese? undefined
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization undefined
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company? undefined
a year ago
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War? undefined
8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa. a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization. Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia undefined
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder undefined
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures undefined
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 Books of the Year 2024: Part 2 JamesHoare Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia undefined
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years undefined
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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...
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“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...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor The Life and Work of Pheidias
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit undefined
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents undefined
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler? undefined
3 months ago
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America undefined
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
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What Was the Salon des Refusés? undefined
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s “As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Mothers of the Ancient World
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup? undefined
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey? undefined
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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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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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By? undefined
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones undefined
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation? undefined
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites undefined
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842 The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s.   “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s.   “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops. And fiddling won't fix it.
4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving. One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions undefined
3 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit? undefined
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes. Many of the...
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists undefined
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins undefined
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe? undefined
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science undefined
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too” undefined
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling undefined
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998 In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI undefined
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art undefined
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols They are quite serious, actually.
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious... A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine... “It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology undefined
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages undefined
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It? undefined
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio undefined
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening undefined
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists undefined
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand undefined
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will undefined
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai undefined
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Why Is Pompeii So Important? undefined
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today undefined
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge undefined
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Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book The Lost Tudor Domesday Book JamesHoare Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy) undefined
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority undefined
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What Was the Hanseatic League? undefined
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta undefined
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations undefined
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Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit undefined
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities? undefined
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World undefined
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)? undefined
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria undefined
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews ‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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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...
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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...
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes." Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Ancient Novel
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi... The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain So who does?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible undefined
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story undefined
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic? undefined
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament? undefined
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How Did Romania Become a Country? undefined
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932) An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.  Borrowing from a book-seller...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals ...and the feared Persian Army
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TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography? undefined
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Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible? undefined
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6 Assassinations That Changed History undefined
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History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded The Vienna Secession is Founded JamesHoare Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos “As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz     We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution undefined
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse undefined
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx undefined
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When Did World War II Start and End? undefined
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election? undefined
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR undefined
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness? undefined
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit undefined
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most? undefined
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The Life of Terence Slave turned Playwright
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About? undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Lives of Exiles
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World undefined
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Calling Time on BC and AD Calling Time on BC and AD JamesHoare Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Who Was Vernon Lee? undefined
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age undefined
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951 Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja undefined
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About undefined
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico? undefined
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts undefined
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter? undefined
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome JamesHoare Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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