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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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5 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
Flashbak
Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
a week ago
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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5 months ago
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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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?
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 weeks ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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7 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.
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
2 weeks ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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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...
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...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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8 months ago
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 weeks ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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4 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
6 days ago
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Flashbak
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...
6 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...
TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
3 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
10 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
11 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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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
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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