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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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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...
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
7 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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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...
a month 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
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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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
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Patterns in Humanity
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...
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
9 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
12 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
3 weeks ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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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...
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
a year ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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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...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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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....
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
a month ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
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7 African Myths About Animals
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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What Are Conlangs?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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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...
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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