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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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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....
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months 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
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 months ago
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
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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7 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
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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4 months ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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a month 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 Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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5 days ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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a month ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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a week ago
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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a year 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.
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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4 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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African History...
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Their Enemies The Russians
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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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
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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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.)...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
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...
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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