History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
undefined
3 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
undefined
8 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
undefined
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
undefined
5 days ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
undefined
a week ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
undefined
3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
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.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
6 days ago
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
undefined
9 months ago
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
undefined
5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
undefined
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
undefined
12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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?
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
undefined
9 months ago
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.
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
undefined
8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
undefined
11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
undefined
2 months ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
undefined
5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
undefined
3 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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...
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
undefined
2 months ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
undefined
10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
undefined
9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
undefined
9 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
undefined
8 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
undefined
8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
undefined
4 months 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
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
undefined
yesterday
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
undefined
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
undefined
7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
undefined
a year ago
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...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
undefined
a year ago
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
undefined
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
undefined
6 days ago
TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
undefined
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
undefined
a year ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 