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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Democracy
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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***Only 15 Seats Left
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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In Defence of Boring Books
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Overcoming Bias
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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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...
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Flashbak
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 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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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...
8 months ago
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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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
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Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
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7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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What Was Négritude?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
3 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
2 weeks ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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2 days ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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a year 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...
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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5 months ago
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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a month ago
Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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 …...
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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,...
TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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a week ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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a week ago
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
a week ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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a month ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
2 months ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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a year ago
TheCollector
Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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a week ago
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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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.
TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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a month ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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a month ago
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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a year ago
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