Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
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...
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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a month ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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a year ago
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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2 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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a year ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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2 months ago
African History...
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.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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2 months ago
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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7 months ago
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
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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...
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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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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
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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What Was Négritude?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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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...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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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...
2 weeks 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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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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...
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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...
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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