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US President or American Caesar?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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A Brief History of Chile
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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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...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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