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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
8 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 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 March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
4 days ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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6 months ago
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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8 months ago
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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