Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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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...
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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4 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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...
7 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...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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a year ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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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
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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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...
a month ago
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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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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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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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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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...
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.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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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...
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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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...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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