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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
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Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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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...
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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...
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
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TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Hundred Rabbits
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
African History...
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
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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The Nature of Love
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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A Strange Defeat.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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