Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
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
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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10 months ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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a year ago
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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7 months ago
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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10 months ago
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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10 months ago
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
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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a month ago
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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a month ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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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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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Flashbak
Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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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 Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
Flashbak
Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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6 months ago
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