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Beware the Lides of March Beware the Lides of March JamesHoare Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow undefined
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years undefined
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears Historical origins of the malaise
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles undefined
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex undefined
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review ‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art undefined
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot? undefined
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review ‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review JamesHoare Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial JamesHoare Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s undefined
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring) Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers undefined
9 months ago
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Korea’s War of Prisoners Korea’s War of Prisoners JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review) undefined
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh? undefined
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath) undefined
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory) undefined
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba     Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms? undefined
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE) undefined
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil? undefined
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn). uxn,...
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Weekend Roundup Changing Seasons
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die? undefined
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The KGB After Stalin The KGB After Stalin j.hoare Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office? undefined
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History undefined
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Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024 Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
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Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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How Can We Love Ourselves? Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400) an African portrait of an African society
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail j.hoare Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science? undefined
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What is Appalachian Culture? undefined
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War undefined
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal undefined
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum undefined
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook. Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire undefined
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition) This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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...
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“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...
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore? undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd  was...
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland? undefined
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”? undefined
a year 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...
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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...
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order undefined
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator? undefined
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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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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues undefined
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History undefined
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody undefined
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
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This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated undefined
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving. One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk undefined
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World undefined
9 months ago
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed undefined
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson undefined
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures? undefined
8 months ago
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
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This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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...
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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...
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review ‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review JamesHoare Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb: This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World? undefined
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Who Was Osama bin Laden? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe. Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)? undefined
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation undefined
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism undefined
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold) undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation? Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon undefined
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A History of the United States Senate undefined
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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...
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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
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism? undefined
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}. Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu. Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building j.hoare Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon undefined
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement undefined
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado undefined
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Sophocles' Swansong Oedipus at Colonus
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Who Was Walt Whitman? undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel. I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists undefined
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Who Was Oswald Mosley? undefined
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were... 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...
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat? undefined
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear? undefined
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline? Why Do Religions Decline? JamesHoare Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History undefined
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento? undefined
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence undefined
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General undefined
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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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview undefined
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair? undefined
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know undefined
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts Medieval Icelandic Feasts j.hoare Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon undefined
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit undefined
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World undefined
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music? undefined
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber? undefined
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976 The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial? undefined
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk? undefined
11 months ago
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens undefined
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West undefined
7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything! Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World ...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life undefined
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA undefined
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections undefined
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars undefined
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon undefined
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg? undefined
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams? Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes undefined
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts. They know what they think.
a year ago
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained undefined
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know undefined
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World undefined
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media undefined
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero undefined
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific? undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah JamesHoare Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels? undefined
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre undefined
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Arguing with the Dead Arguing with the Dead JamesHoare Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests undefined
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