TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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5 months ago
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
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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5 days ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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a month ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
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
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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a month ago
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
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...
2 weeks ago
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...
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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2 months ago
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
History Today Feed
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
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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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...
7 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....
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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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...
TheCollector
Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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11 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
a week ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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a year ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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...
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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4 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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a week ago
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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3 days ago
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
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
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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a year ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
7 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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a year ago
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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4 weeks ago
Flashbak
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...
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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8 months ago
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
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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a month ago
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
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