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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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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".
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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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
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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What Is Thatcherism?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
2 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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What Are Conlangs?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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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...
12 months 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 Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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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,...
9 months ago
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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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Inventing Cyrillic
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Hundred Rabbits
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Sex Before Sex Education
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Death of the King of Siam
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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Where did the time go?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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