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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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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
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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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...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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Battle of the Historians
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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...
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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...
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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”...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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11 months ago
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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11 months ago
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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