TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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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...
9 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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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
11 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
2 months ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
10 months ago
You don't need to know that.
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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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...
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
2 months ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
3 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
4 weeks ago
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
History Today Feed
War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/21/2025 - 09:53
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War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/21/2025 - 09:53
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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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...
7 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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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Flashbak
Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme...
6 days ago
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme cosmetic surgery became a fashion choice. Created in 1932 by sculptor and retail display designer Lester Gaba (1907-1987) for Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, Cynthia caused a stir. When...
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
9 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
11 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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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...
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
a month ago
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
a year ago
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
5 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
3 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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Is the Flood Myth Universal? Flood Myths From Around the World
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The History of Braga, Portugal & 16 Must-See Historic Sites
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Classical Wisdom
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The Life of Plato
9 months ago
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Flashbak
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...
11 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...
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
2 months ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
a month ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
4 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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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....
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
10 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
7 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
a month ago
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
2 months ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
4 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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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?
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
11 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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TheCollector
What Was Voltaire’s Philosophy?
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Lineup Revealed for First Sotheby’s Auction in Saudi Arabia
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Classical Wisdom
Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
a year ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
2 months ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
2 weeks ago
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
2 months ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a month ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
3 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Britain's sinking reputation
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Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
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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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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave: What Can They Tell Us About the Past?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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What Is Absolute Idealism According to Hegel?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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The Early Years of Jesus
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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What Was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.
For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly...
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For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly urban phenomenon associated with large states.
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
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Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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10,000+ Free Online Certificates & Badges: A Resource for Lifelong Learners
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For those looking to boost their skills or explore new fields without breaking the bank, Class Central has done the heavy lifting. Known as a search engine for online courses, Class Central has compiled what might be the largest collection of free online certificates and badges...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Global Inequality...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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The Paris Peace Conference: Who Were the Big Four?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
11 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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A Kodachrome Trip To Lord Howe Island in 1961
in 1961, a groud of freinds took a flight to Lord Howe Island, an irregularly crescent-shaped...
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in 1961, a groud of freinds took a flight to Lord Howe Island, an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. Many decades later the album of kodachrome photos they took were...
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Fred Armisen & Bill Hader’s Comedic Take on the History of Simon and Garfunkel
During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen...
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During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader teamed up and created a fictionalized “history” of Simon and Garfunkel, telling the “real” story behind the making of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs....
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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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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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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